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In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo would take over if President Yoon Suk Yeol steps down or is impeached.

The National Assembly’s secretary general, Kim Min-ki, condemned what he called the “illegal, unconstitutional actions of the military.”

Officials pledged “unlimited” support to markets as traders digested the implications of South Korea’s brief declaration of martial law.

A conservative, Mr. Yoon won the presidency in 2022 by a slim margin, promising a more confrontational stance against North Korea. He quickly became unpopular and divisive at home.

The Canadian government is threatening to use emergency measures to protect three caribou herds at risk of dying out in Quebec.

President Yoon Suk Yeol faces public fury and calls to resign after he imposed martial law, then backed down after Parliament voted to repeal it.

The opposition leader rallied lawmakers to vote down President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s decree, and his reversal under pressure from lawmakers, were the culmination of years of feuding between the country’s two main political camps.

The Biden administration has hailed South Korea as a model democracy and bolstered military ties as it relies on the country as a bulwark against North Korea, China and Russia.